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This Place in History: The Adams Grist Mill

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This Place in History: The Franklin Log Cabin

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This Place in History: Franklin Town Hall

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This Place in History: Burlington's Texaco Beach

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This Place in History: The Franklin Telephone Company

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Collections Video: Hilltop Farm Collection

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This Place in History: The Rockingham Meeting House

One of the oldest surviving places of worship has been lovingly restored in the town of Rockingham. The Rockingham Meeting House was built in 1787 and was continuously used through the 1860s, when it was abandoned when Bellows Falls became an industrial hotspot along the Connecticut River. It was unoccupied until 1907 and vandalized, but was soon restored and refurbished and is once again open to the public. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey continue their visit to Bellows Falls to learn all about it.
This Place in History is produced in partnership by ABC 22 & FOX 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Soci...

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This Place in History: The Adams Grist Mill

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This Place in History: The Adams Grist Mill

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Trying to escape debt in the 1930s, the Atkinson family constructed a grist mill in Bellows Falls to process wheat into flour. The Adams Grist Mill has become a notable landmark along the Connecticut River, and was in operation until 1961, when the last operator passed away. The building was acquired by the Bellows Falls Historical Society, which found that it was a good example of a preserved ...

This Place in History: The Franklin Log Cabin

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This Place in History: The Franklin Log Cabin

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Built in 1877, Franklin's Log Cabin is a wonderfully preserved piece of Vermont life. Now in its third location and owned by the Franklin Historical Society, it shows visitors a glimpse into what life would have been like when it was used between the late 1800s and 1950s. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey continue their visit to Fra...

This Place in History: Franklin Town Hall

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This Place in History: Franklin Town Hall

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In this latest installment of This Place In History, Vermont Historical Society Executive Director and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey head up to Franklin, Vermont, where they meet up with Dave Bennion to learn about Franklin's Town Hall, and one of the artistic treasures within: a gorgeous hand-painted curtain, painted by Ray Hefflon. This Place in History is produced in partnership by ABC 22...

This Place in History: Burlington's Texaco Beach

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This Place in History: Burlington's Texaco Beach

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The Burlington waterfront has long been home to various industrial sites. Texaco Beach is one of them: it's now Burlington's urban reserve, but you can see plenty of signs of its use as a working waterfront. For decades, it was the site where barges would land to pump gas and oil into tanks, which would then be distributed throughout the state. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Stev...

This Place in History: The Franklin Telephone Company

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This Place in History: The Franklin Telephone Company

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One of the earliest telephone companies in Vermont is still in operation! The Franklin Telephone Company was founded in 1894 (maybe 1896), and has been run by the same family ever since. Starting as a way to allow the Farmer's Exchange and the railroad depot to better communicate with one another, it's seen the world and technology of telecommunications change from telegraph to telephone lines ...

Collections Video: Hilltop Farm Collection

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Collections Video: Hilltop Farm Collection

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Graduate student Timber Wright recently spent some time working on processing a collection of documents from the Hilltop Farm Project, an experiment in subsistence living starting in 1941 that lasted until 1945. The project ultimately failed, and Wright notes that was enlightening to trace the project's ups and downs. Some of the interesting items include letters and illustrations that help sho...

This Place in History: Burlington's booming lumber industry

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This Place in History: Burlington's booming lumber industry

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Long before Burlington's waterfront was a destination for recreation, it was the site of a bustling commercial sector, with companies shipping lumber and other goods up and down Lake Champlain. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey explore how the Army Corps of Engineers helped make the waterfront suitable for shipping. This Place in Hi...

This Place in History: Vermont's Highway Sculptures

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This Place in History: Vermont's Highway Sculptures

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As you drive along I-89 or I-91 in Vermont, you might notice a series of strange blocks of concrete or marble at the various rest stops throughout the state. As it turns out, those are works of art, created as part of two International Sculpture Symposiums in 1968 and 1971. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey make a pit stop I-89 to l...

This Place in History: A Monument to Robert Burns

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This Place in History: A Monument to Robert Burns

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Standing in front of the Vermont History Center in Barre is a statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns. Why is there a statue in Vermont? Barre was home to scores of Scottish immigrants who came to work in the city's granite quarries, and brought with them their love of Burns' poetry. Local enthusiasts came together to form a chapter of a Burns Club, and erected the statue in 1899. Vermont Historic...

This Place in History: West River Railroad

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This Place in History: West River Railroad

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During the railroad boom in Vermont's history, the people of Windham County hatched a plan to establish a railroad that would stretch from Brattleboro to Whitehall, New York. They were only able to construct a portion, and the railroad became known as "36 miles of trouble", with a history of derailments. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike...

This Place in History: Windham County Jail

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This Place in History: Windham County Jail

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Since 1825, Newfane was home to the Windham County Jail: the facility was used to lock up local offenders, and at one point, was also home to a hotel wing, (which counted Theodore Roosevelt as one of its guests). As Vermont consolidated its prison system, the jail fell out of use and was recently vacated by the Windham County Sheriff's Office. The Historical Society of Windham County has since ...

This Place in History: Burlington's Union Station

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This Place in History: Burlington's Union Station

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Vermont has a rich railroad history, but its largest city, Burlington, has long had difficulties with rail travel. Many of the state's railroads bypassed Burlington to reach Canada, and it wasn't until the early 20th century that the city installed a union (a station connecting several different railroads) station. ABC 22 & Fox 44 anchor Mike Hoey and Vermont Historical Society Executive Direct...

Rutland's Halloween Parade in Marvel Comics

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Rutland's Halloween Parade in Marvel Comics

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When you think about comic books, you often picture otherworldly battles or notable locations like New York City, not Rutland, Vermont. But a handful of comic books from Marvel and DC comics have taken place in the Marble City, thanks to an enterprising comic book fan named Tom Fagen, who networked with comic artists and writers to visit the city's famed Halloween parade. Those artists brought ...

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This Place in History: Windham County

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Windham County is home to some of the oldest settlements in Vermont. Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22& Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey head down to Newfane Common to speak with Dick Merrick is president of the Historical Society of Windham County to learn more about the county's history. This Place in History is produced in partnership by ABC 22 & FOX 44 (www.mycha...